Reflecting on Making a Podcast

Podcast Reflection

I enjoyed learning about Audacity.  I had not had previous experience with this type of program and I found it to be worth my time and effort to learn how to use it.  In my previous projects I have struggled with background noise.  If I had used this in my other projects I would not have struggled so much and possibly would have been done quicker. 

After I finished my tutorial I asked one of my colleagues to watch it and let me know if it helped her to understand the basics of the program.  I also showed it to two of my classmates and asked for their opinions as well.  I have a daughter that is a senior in high school and her amazement was the most uplifting to me.  She was excited about the possibilities of Camtasia and Audactity.  I explained to her that Camtasia is only free to me for a month and that I had read that a lot of my classmates were using Cast-O-Matic.  Together we looked at the new site and found that it was simpler to use but did not have the capabilities that Camtasia had.   

Lately I have been frustrated with my class’s assignments and this class was no different.  We receive an assignment and then the day before the week begins we receive an overview.  The assignment and the overview were not in sync with each other.  I began my week wondering which directions I should follow.  We continue to be told that we are in a master’s program and that our work should reflect that but I would like to state that yes we are in a master’s program and I would expect that the assignments from the professor held up to that standard as well.